Painting roller



March 8, 1960 STANLEY WONSO 2,927,334

PAINTING ROLLER Filed Oct. 27, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet l a; I 5y March 8,1960 STANLEY WQNSQ 2,927,334

PAINTING ROLLER Filed Oct. 27, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .Zhaeniar: 67017@7462250 United. S ates Pa e 10 7..

PAINTING ROLLER Stanley Wonso, Chicago, Ill. Application October 27,1955, Serial No. 543,143 1 Claim. (Cl. 15132.5)

The invention relates to painting rollers.

The objects of the invention are to provide a painting roller which: islight in weight for ease in manipulation over surfaces to be decorated;can be readily disassembled and assembled to expedite cleaning; includea tubular cover of fabric permeable to and for applying or distributingthe paint which can be readily sealed between the cylinder and headswhich form the rollers; includes a paint container with ends which canbe readily and demountably assembled with the heads of the cylinder; issimple in construction; can be produced at a low cost; includes a handleformed of sections so it can be packed with the roller in a smallshipping box or carton; and other objects which will appear from thedetail description.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter setforth and more particularly defined at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a roller embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section;

Fig. 3 is a sectional perspective of the paint-container which isinsertable into the cylinder of the roller;

Fig. 4 is a sectional perspective of one of the heads or end closuresfor the cylinder;

Fig, 5 is a perspective view of the clip for holding the handle-sectionstogether and on the roller;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the sections of the handle; I

' Fig. 7 is a section illustrating the roller with paint in a can inwhich the paint is sold to the consumer in its vertical position afterthe cylinder and heads have been assembled in readiness for applying thepaint.

' In Figs. 1 to 4 the invention is exemplified in a roller whichcomprises a foraminous hollow cylinder 9 of sheetmetal with perforations10, and a tubular covering or jacket 11 of a soft woven orknitted'fabric which is flexible and elastic so it can be stretchedaround and cover the perforations in the cylinder 9. This fabric ispermeable to paint from the perforations 10 for applying and spreadingthe paint on surfaces to be decorated. The covering or jacket 11 isfabricated in tubular form for the endwise insertion of the cylinder 9and is of sufiicient length to extend over the entire cylinder and toprovide projecting end-portions which are foldable around and into theends of cylinder 9. Cylinder-heads 14 and of sheet-metal form removableend-closures for the cylinder and with the cylinder 9 and covering 11form the roller which is adapted to spread paint on the surface to bedecorated. Each head 14 and 15 includes a cylindrical flange 13 which isadapted to be pressed into the infolded end 12 of cover 11 and acircumferential bead 16 which fits against the fold of the cover aroundthe adjacent edge of cylinder 9. When the flange 13 on a head 14 or 15is forced into the inturned ad tw 1 mpre st efabric e e n t h a d.

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the cylinder and form a seal for preventing escape of paint from eitherend of the cylinder. The heads 14 and 15 being frictionally and slidablyheld in the cylinderends can be readily and expeditiously assembled withand detached from the cylinder. The beads 16 abut against the end-foldsof covering 11 and position the heads longitudinally in the cylinder 9.Each head 14 and 15 has anoutwardly tapered wall 18 extending outwardlyfrom flange 19 and an inwardly integral socket 20 for receiving atrunnion 21 on a handle generally designated 22. The corner betweenflange 19 and wall 18 of each head 14 and 15 forms an annular shoulderangular in cross-section which functions as an annular seat 27 forremovably retaining the ends of the paint-con tainer, generallydesignated 23, longitudinally and radially in the cylinder 9 and betweenheads 14 and 15.

This container 23 comprises a sheet metal cylindrical body or wall 24and a sheet metal head 25 which has its margin permanently joined'by aseam to one end of wall 24. The opposite end 26 is open so that when thecon-- predetermined volumes of paint in the container while it issupported in its vertical position. The seam 28 on the closed end ofcontainer 23 fits on the seat 27 on one of the heads 14 and 15 and theseam 29 on the open end of the container fits on the seat 27 on theother of.

said heads so that the container will be confined longitudinally andradially in the cylinder 9 by said heads.

A plurality of holes 30 are formed in one side of the v wall 24 ofcontainer 23 for discharging the paint into the cylindrical chamber 31between the container and the cylinder 9. Holes 30 are disposeddiflerent distances from the bottom 25 of the container 23. A plug 33may be used to close one of the openings 30 so that the volume of paintretained in the container when it is vertical and being filled may beincreased. A hole 34 in Wall 24 opposite holes 30 admits air to thecontainer from the space around it for the outflow of the paint intocylinder 9. g

A handle 22 including sections 36 and 37 is formed of strips of wire andcan be disassembled and compactly packed with the roller in a box orcarton for storage or shipment. Each section includes a trunnion 21fitting in a socket 20, an end-member 38, an inwardly extending member39, an arm 40 and an angular outer end 41. A sheet metal clip, generallydesignated 42, comprises a base 43, resilient tongues 44 at its sidesadapted to receive and grip the outer portions of arms 40, and an eye 45adapted to receive and hold the ends 41 of the handle sections. Thehandle sections can be assembled with the clip by inserting the ends 41endwise into eye 45, swinging and flexing the arms 40 onto the base 43and snapping said arms through the openings on the inner sides oftongues 44 into resilient gripping relation with said tongues. Thehandle sections will then be held in operative relation by the clip. Theresilience of arms 40 will permit the trunnions 21 to be snapped intothe sockets 20 in heads 14 and 15. The handle sections can be separatedand disconnected from the roller by spreading the trunnions out ofsockets 20, disengaging arms 40 from tongues 44 and removing the ends 41from eye 45.

the roller and supported in its vertical position, as shown in Fig. 3.The paint is then poured into the container to the level of the lowerhole 30, or if a plug 33 is inserted in that hole, the container may befilled to the level of the upper hole 30. The container will rest on itshead 25 and be held vertically during the filling operation. e

In assembling the roller for use, the container is placed on the seat 27of head 14 while the latter rests or is held on a horizontal support, sothat the container will be supported in an upright position. If desired,the head may be assembled with the container and'the container filledwith paint thereafter. The cylinder 9 is inserted in the fabric jacket11 with its end-portions extending beyond the ends of the cylinder 9.The projecting .portion at one end of the fabric 11 is folded around thecontiguous edge and lapped into the adjacent end of cylinder 9. One endof the cylinder with its inlapped portion of the fabric is pressedaround the flange 13 of head 14 until it is arrested by bead 16 on saidhead; The cylindrical flange 13 fits tightly in and compresses theinturned portion 12 to. form a seal for preventing escape of paintbetween the head 14 and the adjacent end of the cylinder. If desired,thehead 14 and cylinder 9 with its cover 13 candbe assembled and thecontainer lowered into the hea 7 i t When the head 14 has been assembledwith and sealed to cylinder 9, the bead 16 will support the assembledhead and cylinder in an upstanding position, while the container isvertically supported in the cylinder. The seam 28 on the container willfit onto the annular seat 27 on the head 14 and the container will beheld concen trically in cylinder 9. If desired, the container may beloaded with paint after the container, head 14 and cylindei have beenthus assembled. Next, the projecting end serted into the upper end ofcyinder 9 with the flange 13 on said head having a tight fit with theinlapped end 12 1 of fabric 11 and flange 16 engaging the edge-fold inthe fabric to form a seal for preventing the escape of paint between thecylinder 9 and head 15.

The seam 29 on the roller can be readily taken acemes 9 with thecovering or jacket ll applied thereto andthe end-portion of the coveringlapped around its lower edge and into the cylinder, is then placedaround the can 51 and moved downwardly to compress the inwardly lappedportion of the cover 11 by the flange 13 and the end-fold of thecovering against the bead 16 of head 14. The lower end of cylinder 9will then be closed by and sealed to the head 14. Next, the upper endportion of jacket 11 is folded around the upper edge and into the end ofcylinder 9 around the upper end of can 51. Head 15 a is then pressedinto the upperend of cylinder 51 with its flange ,13 engaging the lappedportionofthe cover and the top of the can is on seat 27 on head 15. The

. upper end of cylinder 9'will then be closed and sealed and can 51 willbe confined longitudinally and radially in the roller. The handle 22will be applied to the roller as before described. When the roller ismanipulated over a surface to be decorated or painted, the paint willflow from can 51 into the cylinder 9, and through the perforations 10 tothe covering 11 by which it will be spread. over and applied to thesurface over which the roller is manipulated. When the paint has beenexhausted the apart for the insertion of a full can of paint. a h

The heads 14 and 15 are interchangeablyusable :at either end of cylinder9. The coveringll can be readily: stripped off the cylinder so it can beimmersed in a-clean-. ing fluid or for replacement. The heads 14 and 15are adapted to rest on a support while the container 23 is being filledWith'paint or the can 51 filled ,with paint is being placed on one ofthe heads 14 or 15. v

Characteristics of the invention are: the cylinder,-

3 heads, paint container and fabric-covering can be quickly and easilyassembled and disassembled; the tubular covering is utilized to form aseal between the cylinder and its end-closures; the roller in itsentirety is light in weight for ease of'manipulation in work; cans :ofpaint as sold may be used in the holder; the handle can be quickly andcontainer 23 will fit on seat 27 on head 15. This head 15 in conjunctionwith head 14 will secure the opposite endsof the container againstmovement in the cylinder 9. When the container has been thus secured inthe roller, the handle is applied to the roller by inserting thetrunn'ions 21 endwise into the sockets 20 in heads 14 and 15. While thesections 36 and 37 of the handle are held in aligned relation, the clip43 is. applied to the inturned ends 41 of said sections as beforedescribed and thesc-s \tions will be assembled in operative relationwith the rollor. When the trunnions 21 of the handle sections areconfined in sockets 20 the handle will be pivotally connected to theroller for the application of paint.

, In Fig. 7, the roller is illustrated for applying paint from a can inwhich the paint is sold. The cylinder 9, covering or jacket 11, heads 14and 15 and handle 22 may be of the construction illustrated in Figs. 1to 6.

The special container 23 is dispensed with and in lieu "thereof a paintcan 51 in which the paint is sold extends and fits between the annularseats 27 on heads 14 and 15 which are adapted to demountably secure andposition said can endWise and radially in the cylinder 9. e

The seam on one end of can 51 fits in the seat 27 on one of the heads 14and 15. The sides of can 51 which T has heads with seams joined to itsbody is punctured by the seam'57 around the bottom of the can is setinto the annular seat 27 on head 14 after the sides of the canarepunctured. Said head is supported to hold the can upright and preventspilling of the paint. The cylinder easily assembled and applied to ortaken apart for packing with the roller.

The invention is not to be understood as restnctedto;

the details set forth since these may be varied within the scope of theappended claim without departingfr the spiritand scope of the invention.I

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

The combination with a paint can and lid assembly; presenting circularaxially extending body seams at the opposite ends thereof respectively,of a painting roller. assembly adapted to contain said paint can and lidassem bly in its entirety within the same, said painting roller assemblycomprising an open-ended perforated cylindrical tubular member, apaint-permeable fabric jacket snugly; fitting around said tubular memberand having end por tions lapped around the rim regions ofsaid tubularmember and projecting into the tubular member in reentrant fashion, anda pair of identical detachable sheet metal.

heads for closing the ends of the tubular member and for reentrantflanges'being beaded outwardly to eng'ag the lapped portions of thejacket and limit inward movement of the heads axially of'the tubularmember, the inside" diameter of said'marg inal flanges beingsubstantiallyf equal tothe external diameter of the paint can and lid$5, 99, 91) whereby the end regions orthe latter may it snugly withinsaid marginal flanges in telescopic relation so that said marginalflanges constitute the sole support for the paint can and lid assemblywithin the tubular member, the apices of said generally conical bodyportions being formed with respective bail-receiving sockets there- 5 infor reception of the ends of a bail-type handle, the can portion of saidpaint can and lid assembly being adapted to be punctured for the egressof paint from the assembly into the tubular member.

UNIT ED STATES PATENTS Suddard July 8, 1924 Perkins Jan. 26, 1926 15 6Stiles July 12, 1938 Mygas May 3, 1949 Barnes et a1 May 30, 1950 VengrisJuly 21, 1953 McCarthy Apr. 20, 1954 Simmons June 8, 1954 Graham July27, 1954 Wonso Jan. 4, 1955 Jacoby May 24, 1955 McMillan Aug. 14, 1956Remien Aug. 26, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTS Germany Oct. 8, 1951 France Mar.10, 1954

